VS Swift Current — The Medicine Hat Tigers will battle with the Swift Current Broncos. This will be the second meeting of the season between these two clubs, last time these two teams met the Broncos got the upper hand, blanking the Tigers 4-0 in Swift Current. Medicine Hat is coming into tonight’s contest red hot having won 5 in a row. The Broncos are coming off a 5-4 defeat at the hands of the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday.

Tigers – Mark Rassell recorded a hat trick in the Tigers 4-1 win over the Kootenay ICE on Tuesday. Rassell is scoring at a torrid pace. Netting 8 goals and 3 assists over his last 4 games. The Calgary Alberta native has 20 goals and 9 assists in 19 games. Broncos– Logan Flodell is tied for 2nd among WHL goaltenders with 12 wins and leads the league with 3 shutouts on the season. Flodell has won 3 out of his last 4 starts while posting a 0.906SV%, GAA of 3.25.

Imports:

The Tigers made a splash at the annual CHL Import Draft this summer. Linus Nassen was selected in the second round by the Tigers and comes to Medicine Hat via Sweden. Nassen was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the 3rd round of the 2016 NHL entry draft. To go along with playing some big minutes for the Tigers, Nassen has 12 points in 19 games and has formed a deadly offensive combination with David Quenneville. Kristians Rubins, the towering shut down defenceman who was selected by the Tigers in the 2016 CHL Import draft is starting to find his scoring touch as he now has 2 goals and 5 assists this season.

Protecting the Paint:

The Tigers acquired 18-year-old netminder Jordan Hollett from the Regina Pats in the offseason. Hollett is a 6th round selection of the Ottawa Senators and currently is sporting a 8-3 record with a 3.13 GAA and a .894 SV% The Orange and Black also have veteran goaltender Michael Bullion. Bullion has a 5-3 record posting a .894 SV% and a 3.25 GAA.

TIGERS BROADCAST: Listen to the legendary voice of the Tigers Bob Ridley broadcast all Tigers games on CHAT 94.5 FM. Bob Ridley has called all but one game since the Medicine Hat Tigers came into the league in 1970.

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